Infidelity and affairs happen. Recent articles in the New York Times, Does Couples Therapy Work? And Wall Street Journal, Couples Therapy for One: To Fix a Marriage, Some Go Alone suggest that couples therapy is not always the answer to fixing a broken relationship and I tend to agree. Instead, understanding one’s own sense of… [Read More]
Flowers are a nice gesture! Even virtual flowers…
My efforts at the Online Therapy Institute once extended to Second Life. When we moved to a new location- from one island to another- we built a new office and virtual classroom complete with lovely landscaping. We shared an island with other people in the helping professions so we feel right at home. While I… [Read More]
Meditation Tidbit ~ What is your anchor image?
Do you meditate? If you don’t practice a formal meditation, do you spend quiet time reflecting? Perhaps you pray or spend time reading inspirational books or you use visualization and positive affirmations? Personally, I engage in Reiki for Self-care. What do you do to prepare for entering that reflective time? How do your clear your… [Read More]
Art, Media and Internet Addiction
On the heels of a new study just out about internet addiction, I was asked to contribute an article for a new book on the topic. I was honored that Gretta Louw asked me to write a piece for her book which is a follow-up book to the Controlling_Connectivity durational performance and exhibition: the psychological… [Read More]
The Healing Powers of Sedona
I have just spent the winter finishing a few writing deadlines. But just prior to spring’s official arrival I visited friends in Arizona and we took a weekend trip to a special place and I learned about the healing powers of Sedona. What a beautiful place! I did not have enough time to take in… [Read More]
Wishful Drinking ~ A Wonderful Way to Spend a Sunday Afternoon!
In Memoriam RIP Carrie Fisher Today is 12/27/2016 I blogged about your fabulous one-woman show on Broadway. Seven years ago today I saw your show and absolutely loved it. Now I am updating this page to bid you a loving and angelic farewell. I had the pleasure of seeing Wishful Drinking at Studio 54 Sunday… [Read More]
Clifton: A Mission of Hospitality
Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares. ~ Hebrews 13:2 In the fall of 1991 I was an undergraduate student at Georgia State University. I was a student in the health sciences department and I majored in Mental Health and Human Services. To be sure all students received hands-on experience,… [Read More]
How Long is Too Long in the Front Lines?
I recently had a conversation with a colleague who said she just couldn’t find her “calling.” She is a counselor and she knows she was led to help people but she feels she is called to deeply fulfill her vocation- she just doesn’t know what or how. She told me about her jobs (plural). One… [Read More]
